> 
>     "However, CCD has a very specific case definition and is mainly characterized by the presence of a live queen and a lot of capped brood, indicative of rapid loss of adult bees."
> 
> 
>     As an aside, I have had one stereotypical case of CCD occur in the last few years, on one of my farms. The other hives on the farm were fine, and coincidentally the hive that collapsed was the only hive I had not treated for varroa, as it was derived from a spring split and mite counts (by sticky board) were low. The week before the collapse, the hive density had increased to the point that they needed more space, so I went back the next week to add a second deep.
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>     The queen was left with a cadre of nurse bees and brood, with no real foragers in evidence. Maybe 500 bees total. The saving grace was that it was still late spring, there were several frames of capped brood, and the hive had the time and resources to recover.
> 
>     The only reason I tell this story is that the hive was my best producer this year. And the last time I checked for her--back in June--the same queen remained in residence. Her second year.
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> 
>     S
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> 
>     Skillman, NJ
> 

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